GC Softball Aids the Milledgeville Community

Sep 30, 2013

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College
softball team might not play their first game until the spring
semester, but the team sure is staying busy in the off-season. Not
only are they practicing for the upcoming season, they are also
giving back to the Baldwin County community.

The Bobcats traveled to the Oconee River Greenway Sept. 14 for a
day of cleaning up the park and team bonding. The squad was at the
Greenway from 8 a.m. to noon showing they are not only a member of
Georgia College, but also the Milledgeville community.

“Not only did we bond as a team, but we helped preserve
the Greenway and clean it up so it doesn’t get run
down,” said senior infielder Emily Hammond.
“It was very eye-opening to see exactly how much trash there
really was. They need people like us to clean up a lot more than
you would think.”

The Bobcats are fresh off a trip to the NCAA Southeast Regionals
in 2013, and return two All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) players
including All-American outfielder Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw,
Ga.).

The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of
the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs
at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat
Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the
student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in
post-season competition as well as documented academic success and
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